The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 14, 1899, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1899. HIS OWN REVOLVER WROUGHT HIS DEATH| RULING FOR Policeman Thomas Kennedy Killed by His Mis- tress, Mrs. Regan, After a Struggle for the Fatal Weapon. TH! i HOUSEON CHENERY STREET, | Mneserg OUNT H. K hot and killed afternoon by i her treet. The woman w ed and booked at the City Prison on charge of murder. Mrs. Regan is a married woman, but parated from her husband for She has a daughter s ago she start- mwood, at 1725 street, but gave it up about a Then she started a bakery on , near Chenery, but retired s been s Mission D POLICEMAN THOMAS at the same time biting her right hand to compel her to release her hold of the pistol. She succeeded in breaking away from him, and_was running toward the kitchen, where her sister was, when Ken- nedy made a run at her. She wheeled round, warning him to stop, but as he Devitt, a roomer in the house, were with | of Eas: kept on, she pulled the trigger, and Ken- nedy dropped on the floor. The bullet had struck him on the left side of the mouth Word was sent to the Seventeenth-street police station shortly’after 2 o'clock that Kennedy had beerfSshot at 22 Chenery street, and, thinking it might have been in a riot, Captain Gillen, accompanied hv Sergeant Perrin, Detectives Fitzgerald and Graham and Policeman Anderson, about two months ago and went to live drove to the scenme in the patrol wagon. with her fathe 232 Chenery. Her father owns co! reighborhood, at and two of his married Johnson and Mrs. Dean, near his own. He is a daughters, Mrs. oceup; ho prominent member of the Fairmount Im- nt Club. Regan became acquainted with Kennedy about five years ago. and since then they had practically lived together. After reporting off duty at 6 o'clock yes- terday morning Kennedy went to 232 Chenery street and went to bed till about 1 o'clock. After dressing him- self he showed signs of jealousy the dining-room, and egan to ‘‘josk” him. He became exasperated and threat- ened to shoot her. too big a coward to do it, and in his rage he got his revolver and pointed it at her. She grabbed hold of his hand, and a des- perate struggle followed for the posses- s of the weapon. Mrs. Regan suc- ceeded in wrenching it from him and the Sey struggle was renewed. Kennedy forced her against the wall, and placing his el- bow under her chin, tried to choke her, sy while in of the revolver. Meantime Policeman T. O’Connell had erable property in that been notified of the shooting, and was\the that she had expected something of the | first to reach the house. On entering he found Kennedy stretched on the floor, groaning with pain. His head was sup- ported by a pillow and blood was pouring from the wound in his mouth. He was conscious but could not speak. Mrs. Regan and her sister, Mrs. John- son, were in the room, and to O'Connell’s ion as to who had done the shooting Johnson said, “Kennedy shot him- * Mrs. Regan at once said: “Why u tell the truth? 1 shot him, but don't ¥ fe slept was compelled to do it.” O'Connell placed horseman. her under arrest and secured possession A few minutes later the gon arrived with Captain Gillen patrol w and posse, and Kennedy ent to the She told him he was City and County Hospital, where he died while on the operating table. was removed to the Morgue. Captain Gillen and Detective Fitzgerald took Mrs. Regan to police headquarters, where she made a statement to Captain ‘mour, admitting that she had fired the shot, but claiming that she was compelled to do it in self-defense. She frankly ad- mitted her relations with Kennedy for The body DISASTROUS CIGAR-MAKERS Restrictions on Leaf Tobacco Sales. AN ORIGINAL PACKAGE LAW IT MAY BE FINALLY MODI- FIED. If It Is Enforced Nearly All the Shops Must Close and Eastern Manufacturers Will Have the Whole Market. The retafl manufacturers of cigars and the dealers in leaf tobacco were thrown into a panic yesterday when they became acquainted with the provisions of the new ruling of the Commissioner of Inter- nal Revenue regulating the sale of leaf tobacco. This declaration of the depart- ment was the result of a letter of in- quiry from Collector Lynch to the Wash- Ington authorities. The cold official state- ment of the conclusion of the Commis- sioner is as follow: The office has ruled that leaf deal- ers are not privileged to sell leaf to- bacco loose in the hand from broken packages, and this ruling must be observed by dealers in your district; and dealers in other districts who for- ward to your district leaf tobacco in quantities less than the original hogshead, case or bale, will be re- ported to this office. On the face of it there does not seem to be anything wrong in this proposition, but when it is understood that the en- forcement of the rule will throw out of employment in San Francisco and the coast cities about two thousand cigar- makers the sweeping application of the law will be ap&)reclutem The ruling is, of course, aimed at the leaf tobacco job- bers, but the blow strikes the small man- ufacturers. In the event that they cannot secure a modification of the ruling sev- enty-five per cent of them wil be com- pelled to go out of business at once. Under the application of the law up to the present timeé these small manufac- turers have been able to buy their stock in five and ten pound lots. This required very little capital. The new ruling would the past five years, and sald she did not | know whether her husband was alive or | dead. After signing the statement she | taken to the City Prison, where she | booked on the charge of murder. Her | ter, Olive McLaughlin, and Andy Mc W w s her. She wept bitterly while making her | statement to Captain Seymour and sobbed | out that she wished she had received the bullet instead of Kennedy. She is a hand- | some woman, 32 years of age, and was born in this city. The police could find no one who saw the shot fired. Mrs. Johnson saw them struggling in the dining-room for the pos- session of the revolver, and she ran across the street to tell her sister, Mrs. Dean. Another sister was in the kitchen at the time. Mrs. Johnson told the police kind for some time and spoke bitterly against Kennedy. Mrs. Regan said Ken- | nedy gave her money at times, but she gave him more than he ever gave her: | He used to give her a few dollars a month, but never more than ten. He gave her $10 this month, but borrowed back $2 50. She helped to buy his uniform when he joined the police force. Kennedy joined the force November 18, 1897. Previous to that he was one of the park police, and was considered a good He was born August 14, 1865, He was one of the four policemen tried for cowardice at the time Lieutenant Burke shot and killed by the old man Haynes, but he was saved from dismissal. He was a single man. Dr. Zabala performed an autopsy on the body of Kennedy last night. He found that the bullet entered the left cheek an inch and a half below the angle of the mouth, ranged backward and upward and lodged just short of the brain at {ts base. The lower jaw was fractured, the teeth knocked out and the base of the skull fractured. MR, FARRAND SENT N HIS RESICHATION His Letter Held by Elder Prutzman. CONGRECATION WILL A ACT WAS FOUND GUILTY OF GROSS INDISCRETIUN. In Spit: of the Division of Opinien Among the Elders All T esire That the Matter Be Closed. Rev. Farrand has tendered his resigna- tion as.pastor of the Howard Presbyteri- anp Church. .Elder Charles W. Pike is authority for the statement, and Elder Prutzman is in possession of the impor- tant document and will present it to the congregation in due time. In accordance with the rules of the Presbyterian church there can be no dis- solution of the pastoral relation unless a request.to that effect be jointly. presen- ted by pastor and congregation. of resignation are pastor with the congregation. Letters | i | | vacant byRev. a nature that professes to be ungoverned by formality and the general usages the world is pleased to term gentlemanly conduct. As yet no one professes to know just who will be called to fill the pulpit left Farrand’s resignaticn. RAIN AND MORE OF IT. Hammon’s Job of Forecasting Has ‘ Been Made an Easy One. The rain pattered down again yester- day, and Professor Hammon sat in his anctum ‘and talked about it. He says his job of forecasting rain has become an easy one, and that scarcely has he time to hang out the wet shingle when the flood gates in the sky are opened and the umbrellas are necessarily hoisted. Never before has he known the condi- tions more favorable to storms, and often before_the indications present themselves | that which they foreshadow has arrived. According to Hammon's statement the spéll of drought which commenced a year | ago last April has been broken and none | need fear. for a failure of crops. ~The ele- ments ‘are once more settled back to their normal condition and the ordinary season of, the years past in California has been rolled fo the front. With a little more xain the crops couid prosper without the assistance of spring rains, as the ground will_have acquired sufficiént moisture to sdturate it below the natural stratum of dampness. Should the rains cease at the present time, which is very improbable, the professor fears for only two sections of the State—the upper San Joaquin Val- ley and the extreme .Southern California. Yo-day showers are billed for California. 1t will be:cloudy in this city and.probably Tain will fall. . The rainfall up to last night ‘amounted to 7.17 inches, against 4.75 inches last year on that date. e e Governor Gage, Judge Ferral, Congressman: Kahn, Humphreys Stewart, Charley Dryden, Grant Carpenter and other well-known men figure in the Looker-On; ‘“‘Spooks” hits off some gay and debonair char- acters; the Cryer comments on a dozen happenings and people; the Critic writes entertainingly of the pianist, the symphony and the theaters; the debt- ors’ law and the deadbeats it applies ually filed by the |, are reviewed, and stories, society and | Mr. Far- | 454 paragraphs complete an admirable rand, however, reversed matters and his | ang interesting number of the News letter will have to be presented to his | Tetter, the | cents. parishioners by the chairman of board of elders. & Now that Farrand has gone and resignation Is in the church members and officers of Howard Church are inclined to deplore the publicity given to the un- fortunate occurrence and unite in the de- sire to close the matter now and for all time. Investigation of the charges brought against the divine tend tb prove that al- though Mr. Farrand has undoubtedly been guiity of indiscretion no charges of immorality ha\'f" either been lodged or ved against him. prl(;l‘ ‘;}lle Igoanl of elders there is a divi: jon of opinion as to j worthy the reverend fentlp.mnn is. Some incline to accept without modification arrand’s defense that hig natural bluff, {earty and jovial ways and manners were misunderstood and unintentionally exaggerated. Others again claim there is no excuse for a pastor who forgets the dlgnity of his office-and neglects the high code of honorable conduct that should be an adjunct to the cloth, Those who have taken the latter stand refuse to allow for i Take a copy home. Price 10 T L A Railway Mail for Manila. Roy A. Featheringill, J. V. Montrief and Cornet Stark of the rallway mail service have been ordered to Manila to reinforce the rallway mail people already there. They will leave on the Morgan City on | bility of establishing a hospital for indi- | the Zth inst. e L R Lurline Salt Water Baths, Bush and Larkin sts. Swimming, Russian, hot and cold tub baths. Saltwater direct fromocean. Librarians Banquet. The Library Association of California held its fifth annual banquet at the Cali. fornia Hotel last evening. There were present thirty-six members of the asso- clation. George T. Clark, librarian of the Free Public Library, presided. quet was an elaborate affair. served in courses. . Professor C. M. Gayley of Berkeley delfvered an address entitled, The ban- | “British Libraries. and the People Who Use Them.” H. C. Nash, the librarian of Stanford University, spoke on “Thae Relation of Diet to Literature,” while Mr. }Murdnvk talked about “Literary Styles.”” At the business meeting of the associa- | Hon which followed the banquet, F. J. Teggart of the Mechanics' Institute was elected president for the ensuing year. 1 ————— DEFENDED HIS OWN CASE. iMnnlio Parodi, a Boy Six Years of Age, Cross-Examines a Witness, | Manlio Parodi, a boy six years of age, ‘charged with - petty larceny for stealing | some cigars from Carlos Sprana, 224 Broadway, conducted his own case in Judge Treadwell’s court yesterday, and | afforded considerable amusement to the Judge, Prosecuting Attorney Carpenter and the spectators. The Judge took the little fellow on his | knee and the boy gravely assured him that he did not steal the cigars. The only witness against him was a boy 8 years | of age, A. Saroni, and after he had told | his story Manlio asked him: “Now. what |'sort of "a shirt did 1 wear that night?" | Saroni answered, ““A red one,” and Manlio | triumphantly said: “It was a blue one.” | He thought he had cornered Saroni, and | ashied the Judge not to believe what he | said. Sprana_insisted that Manlio should be convicted and sent to fail, but the Judge | continued “the case till January 23, and sent Manlio home with his mother. e The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY 1s | recommended by physiclans’ for family ana | medicinal use because it is pure. | ‘WassRunning Too Fast. Several months ago, Frank Clark, while riding in the southern:part of the city, was .run into by one of the cars of the | San Francisco and San Mateo Raiflway. He was injured and the horse was killed. | Clark sued the company for damages and was awarded $2500. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court, the claim being | that the injured man was guilty of con- tributory negligence. The court reviewed the evidence and sald that Clark had taken due precautions and did not ob- serve the car until it was within fifty feet | of him. The higher court says that it is | different between a case of a railroad train and a street car, in this, that if the | street car had been runninf at a rate of | eight miles an hour, as allowed by law, | it could have been am%)ed without run- | ning into Clark’s rig. e judgment was | sustained. e For a Chincse Hospital. A meeting of Methodist and Presbyter- | lan clergymen was held last Thursday in | the Presbyterian Chinese Home Mission for the purpose of discussing the feasi- gent sick Chinese. The meeting favored the | project and it was sald that the Chinese | Consul and the leading Chinese mer- chants would subscribe liberally to a fund for the purpose suggested. | ———————— Bohemian Golden Gate Lodge. | _Bohemian Golden Gate Lodge, C. S. P. | 8., will celebrate the fourteenth anniver- | sary of its institution by a grand ball in | California Hall on the night of Saturday, the 28ih Inst. | ——————— | W. A. Strohmeier & Co.’s candy kitchen, | pure home-made candies, caramels, taf- force them to buy the original packages «at a cost of from $200 to gS‘UU each. 'fhe minor manufacturers cannot meet such demands and if they could they would suffer great loss by reason of the fact that they could not work off such a large raw stock promptly. Furthermore, they have to compete with the products n sweatshops, where wages are down to a starvation basis, Edward Kaeser of the firm of Friedlander & Kae- ser, 431 Montgomery street, voiced the complaint of the small manufacturers as follows: “This ruling comes like a thunderbolt to us,” sald he. “If it is enforced the result will be that hundreds of cigar-makers will be thrown out of employment immedi- ately. There are no large factories here, where they could get work, and as a onsequence they will be on the town without any resource whatever. I should say that three-quarters of these manufac- turers will be ruined. Of course we can- not say of our own knowledge what has brought about this sudden change, but we heretofore. R O O e o believe it is the result of the scheming of the great manufacturers of the East, who desige to wipe out all competition, par- ticularly on this coast, where there are s0 many little shops that in the aggre- gate turn out an Iimmense number of cigars in a year.” 'he leaf tobacco dealers met yesterday afternoon to consider their difficulties and employed R. H. Jones to.formulate and forward their statement and protest to Commissioner Wilson. - Mr. Jones, in speaking of the result of the ruling to the manufacturers on this coast, without ref- erence to the East, said that the cigar- makKers of the Pacific Coast produced 56, 000,000 cigars last year, and that they were almost wholly for home consump- tion. As to_the reason for the new dic- tum, he said that it was due either to a determination of the Government to run the small manufacturers out of business entirely or to the influence of the great Eastern houses, who want the market to themselves. If the former surmise is cor- rect there is no hope for the unfortunate small fry. At the present time there are 750 cigar manufacturers on this coast, and of this number 500 are in this district. There are quite a number of wholesalers in this city who have an extensive trade with the small factories, who can afford to buy their leaf tobacco only in lots of a few pounds. These dealers met yester- day afternoon and formulated a state- ment of grievance to be filed with Collec- tor Liynch to-day. At the same time they think they have found an old section of the Revised Statutes that may conflict with the ruling and save them from its consequences. After calling attention to the fact that under the ruling three-quarters of the smaller factories would have to stop work the merchants say “that there is not 5 per cent of this class that could buy two bales of Sumatra in order to get two col- ors for their cigars, at an outlay of $1100, besides the cost of Havana and domestic leaf in original cases or bales in proportion. requiring an expenditure o perhaps $2500 be- fore a start could be made. This is the effect. for even if you rule a certain size of statutory bale dealers cannot spoil or dgstroy bales and cases of tobacco for such a purpose. The mere act of so doin would disturb and check the natural sweat of the tobacco, would cause an ex- tra drying out and consequent loss in Welfht and breakage of the stoak, espe- cially so with Sumatra wrappers, and in the end would prove a pggitive detriment rather than of any advanfage to the Rev- eune Department in keeping track of the stock. ““There being no advantage to the peo- ple and no assistance to the revenue in | the collection of tax, it certainly shows that it was not the intent of the law and for this reason, believing we are not un- der Russian rule but among American fair-minded people, we call on you as our representative to place this matter before the authorities at Washington with the request that in the best interest of all parties concerned we be allowed to transact our business as heretofore, with- out further hindrance. as being the most practical, just and fair proposition and devoid of any unnecessary red tape.” The tobacco merchants of San Fran- cisco hurried to the Internal Revenue Of- fice yesterday to consult with the Collec- tor and obtain advice as to how to con- duct their business under the new rule. Much to their chagrin:they found that Collector Lynch was ‘‘out of town” and “‘would be back In a day or two.” They were not informed, however, that Mr. Lynch was in Sacramento making'Dan Burns' Senatorial fight instead of attend- 11‘15 to the business of his office in this clty. Iln the worid. 1006 Market street. ~ * es, etc. Our celebrated cough candy best | Beggars are unknown {n Melbourne. The poorest part of the city is the Chinese | quarter. AARARAEE S B o e WOULD THROW 2000 PEOPLE OUT OF WORK HE new ruling of Commissioner of Internal Revenue Wilson restriot- ing dealers in leaf tobacco to the sale of thelr goods in original pack- ages only has created consternation among the small cigar manufac- turers of San Francisco and the coast generally. This rule provides that the dealer can sell only the bale bundle or case, instead of breaking the package and selling in small quantities, as employment 2000 cigarmakers on this coast. forwarded to Washington to-day, which it is expected will cause a modi- fication of the order for the protection of these people. | School DESPERATE CROOKS LANDED BEHIND BARS Arrest ‘of a Brace of Burglars. CAUGHT WITH THEIR PLUNDER ONE OF THE MEN CONFESSES HiS GUILT. B He Tells How He and His Confeder- ate Broke Into Shreve’s Gun- smith Store Tuesday Night. Through the efforts of Detectives Ryan and O'Dea the two desperate burglars who broke into the store of George W. Shreve at 739 Market street last Tuesday night are locked up in the tanks of the City Prison. They were arrested last night while in the act of pawning a por- tion of the stolen property. They gave their names as Thomas House and Charles Brennan. House, who is an opium fiend, is a well known thief. Shortly after 7 o'clock last evéning he visited a pawnshop on Fourth street and offered for sale two revolvers, which he claimed belonged to him. De- tective Ryan and O’'Dea happened to en- ter the store as House was explaining to the pawnbroker that he was ‘“hard up’ and was anxious to realize a few dollars on the revolvers. The detectives, suspect- ing that he had stolen the weapons, pro ceeded to examine them, when Flous(‘ ran from the store and started down Fourth street. He was overtaken after a short chase and taken back to the store. Ryan had a list of the revolvers stolen from Shreve's store, and as he examined the ones which House offered for sale he at once recog- nized them as be! ’{ part of the plunder that was carried off by the burglars who entered the Market-street store. After being locked up in the tanks House weakened and told the detectives that he and Brennan had committed the crime. He described in detail how they | had cut their way into the store, first having destroyed the wires which con- nected with numerous bells. As they climbed through the hole which they cut | in the floor they tripped on a wire con- | nected with a loaded revolver, which “covered’” the Stevenson-street entrance. Undisturbed by the discharge of the re- volver, the bold crooks broke open several showcases, securing a miscellaneous as- sé)ol")lment of pistols and knives valued at House declared that the bloodstalns which were found on the showcase | were caused by his accomplice having his hand cut by a piece of glass. After listening to House's confession the detectives started out to find Bren- nan. Thinking he would attempt to d pose of his share of the plunder they vis- ited a number of pawnshops, but failed to find him. Just as they were about to give up in disgust they saw the much wanted burglar enter a_ Second-hand store on Howard street. He had in his possession thirty knives, eral costly daggers, which had been en from Shreve. He was at once hand- @ffed and taken fo the City Prison. To- day both men will be formally charged with burglary. Gloated Over Her Troubles. Mrs. Annie E. Walsh, 930}% Mission street, was arrested yesterday afternoon 5 e 3 + + 3 + + D The ‘result of ‘this ruling, if enforced, will be to throw out of + However, a protest will be + + + + + P R R R R R e e e R R R I R R R R R P PR T P P PO on a warrant charging her with assault with a deadly weapon. The complaining witness is Mrs. Martha E. Brouhard, Mrs, Brouhard's husband got an attachment against Mrs. Walsh and when the Sheriff'g deputies went there yesterday morning Mrs. Brouhard accompanied them. Mrs. Walsh was exasperated and attempted to strike Mrs. Brouhard with a hammer and l):u!gr threw a bottle at her, which missed er. AMATEUR ATHLETES HOLD A POW-WOW | Pacific Association Elects New Offi- cers and a Commissioner to the Paris Exposition. At a meeting of the Pacific Association of the Amateur Athletic Union, held last night, the following representatives were W. R. Berry of the Reliance | Athletic Club, S. J. Pembroke of the Ala- | meda Boat Club, George James and Julius | W. Morton of the Olympic Club, V. C. | Espy of the Pioneer Rowing Club, A. P. Rothkopf of the Dolphin Boating Club, J. R. Bockman of the Ariel Rowing Club, H. A. Keeler of the Academic Athletic League, C. Dole of Stanford University, | A. H.' Schimpf of ue Triton Boating | Club, ‘and H. Hauser of the Grammar League. No delegate from the South End Rowing Club was present. An application of the Columbia Park * Club to be admitted to members in the association was read and favor- ably entertained. The Boys' Club wil be requested to send a delegate to the | next meeting of the association. The res- | ignation of 'W. R. Berry as president of | the assoclation was read, and, after a | vain effort to get him to reconsider it, | was accepted. Vice-President J. R, Bocl man thereupon took the chair. The sec- | retary was instructed to write to the | South End Rowing Club, the Union Ath- | letic Club and the University of Califor- nla Athletic Association, informing them that no delegates from their clubs had been present at the last two meetings and requesting them to send representa- tives to the next meeting. A letter was | read from Russell Lowe of the Ukiah | High school, setting forth tnat he had | played in a football match at Fort Bragg | against professionals and had forfeited | his amateur standing by playing without | the sanction of the Board of Managers of | the Pacific Association. His request for | re-instatement was reférred to the regis- | tration commissioner, with a recommen- | dation that he be re-instated as an ama- | teur. The !ounwlng officers were then | elected: R. ockman, president; George James, vice-president; Julius W, Morton, member of the board of manag- ers. H. A. Widemann, the holder of three world's Tecords in Swimming,, was ap- ointed_an athletic commissioter to the | aris Exposition, which he proposes to attend. It is also likely that E. Hunter, last year’s captain of the Alameda Boat Club; will be present at the Exposition. H. A. Keeler, Hauser and = George James were appointed a committee to compare the constitutions of the Amateur Athletic Union and of the Pacific #ssocla- tion and investigate points of difference, it any. The Reliance Athletic Club is to be communicated with and notified of the election of W. R. Berry to the board of managers. After a few graceful re- marks from J. R. Bockman in praise of. the retiring president of the assoclation the meeting adjourned. The only Socialist Mayor in all America tells how a city should be governed, in next Sunday’s Call. a few and benefits year for us all: it's keep many away from them. blankets and spreads at 3 Marseilles spreads, full size for ready for use—regularly $ becau glove announcement there's the ladies’ 2-clasp pique backs in red, tan, brown, green, $1 pair; mack- intoshes adays—ladies’ collar, n: i Corduroy skirt binding. Mohair cord edge skirt binding. 8. H. and M. corduroy cord edge we know it isn't pleasant shopping in rainy weather: but this rain puts discomfort on California: 1899 will be a great . harvest look at these items to-day, rain or no, rain. previous to millinery buyer going clean-up East we are cleaning out a few of this and a few of that at close-to-cost prices; . . L as: felt hats on sale at 25¢ each; 1n mi lnery fancy spangled qui nd you know how fashionable they are) to 25c each; all wings and fancy quills marked at tempting pric 72x82 incl shrun 170 palrs strictly all-wool white blankets, hes, double bed size, fulled and will wash s and nice, durable good—usually retailed by Hale's at $4 50 pair—b we've just received well known B.” 2 overseam Kid Gloves wit ered backs—colors, tan, n: brown, red, green, slate, pearl, white and black: it's our dollar glove: then also a two-clasp -real French selected kid pique walk- ing glove—eight colors at dollar-fifty; the Hte Jouvin French kid in nine colors, one dollar fifty cents. it's a wise move to keep as dry as pos with double cape 27 inches, with full, skirt with side pocket and pl. ing, sizes 54 to 64 inches. s 8. H. and M. corduroy skirt binding (as seen in Ladies’ Home Jour- ‘Waterproof skirt facing with velveteen edge, 5 inches mail orders especially solicited. 937, 939, 941, 943, 945, 947 Market Street. the whole State of worth your while to the rain won't ankets economy—now $3 double be ecome a matter of 5 pair. 24 white 1 . hemmed --on sale §2 25 each. full line of the lasp ladies’ h embroid- M, walking gloves, 4 rows embroidered , purple, black, white and bluette at ble now- fine_double texture mac: 2 inlaid d lins t 3%c and 3 -per yard 124c ard 7c and i2¢ ide..yard 15¢ kirt binding. .. per FIRE CAUSES A PANIC IN A CONCERT HALL An Exciting Blaze at the Oberon. THE LIGHTS WERE ALL OUT TWO EMPLOYES OF THE HOUSE SLIGHTLY INJURED. The Fire Was Caused by an Accident to the Moving Picture Machine, Which, With Its Films, Was Destroyed. ! A wild panic was created at the Oberon Concert Hall on O'Farrell street late last night by the burning of the moving pic- ture machine. The accident occurred a few minutes dfter midnight. A series of moving pic- tures was being shown on the screen as the last part of the programme. There were about 250 people in the house, when suddenly a flare of light burst from the machine, which is on a platform near the center of the room. Some one shouted “Fire!” and a wild panic was tge result. ‘Women screamed and sat motionless in their chairs. Men sprang up and rushed blindly for the door, upsetting tables and scattering glasses on the floor. For a few minutes chaos reigned supreme. As is customary when the pictures are belng shown, the light® were all out, and the only {llumination came from the blazing celluloid films of the machine. The room was rapidly filling with a stifling, suffo- cating smoke, and the shouts of the frightened patrons of the house bewil- dered- those who would otherwise have kept cool. The electrician finally came to the res- cue by turning on the lights, and order was soon restored. A few firemen were called in from the engine-house two doors below, and the little blaze was soon ex tinguished. A laughable part of the affair was the conduct of some of the walters and bartenders, who rushed in with si- phons of mineral water and made futile attempts to extinguish the blaze. The only persons known to have been injured were Henry Schroeder, the oper- ator of the machine, and a waiter named Campbell, Schroeder attempted to ex- tinguish the flames with his hands, and as a result both hands and arms were seriously burned. Campbell tried to climb up to the machine on a ladder, but got mixed up in the electric light wires. The shock threw him to the ground, and al- though severely bruised he was not seri- ously injured. Aside from the damage to the machine, the loss will not be very great. The ma- chine and about 800 feet of films are com- pletely ruined and the frescoed ceiling overhead is badly scorched. Laws of China. The second lecture on China in the in- teresting series now being given at the Mechanies’ Institute by Professor Jonn Fryer, LL.D.. professor of Oriental lan- guages and literature in the State Uni- versity, will be. given at the Mechanics Institute Library building this evening. The subject wiil be ‘‘Government and Law: of China.” The lecture is free to menibers of the institute and their friends. —e———— The Exposition. The committee of fifteen for the hold- ing of the Pacific. Ocean Exposition and the representatives named by the various organizations as delegates to the gen- eral committee will meet with the Super- visors this afternoon at the rooms of the board in the new City Hall instead of at the office of the chairman as hereto- fore fixe ‘Washington Cotincil Entertains, Despite the unpleasant weather, that is, unpleasant to be out in last night, there was a good attendance in Unfon Square Hall to enjoy the entertainment and so- clal given by the membership of Wash- ington Council No. 4 of the Young Men's Institute. The features of the programme were: Vocal soprano selections, Miss Daisy V. Kane; selections. Myrtle Pearl Watkins, _elocutionist; . spe witty sa H ive songs, Chr comic_songs, Dennis Sherin, and a cornet solo by Joseph Greenan. Dancing fol- lowed the several numbers, which were well received and loudly applauded. —— The Mystery of 'fokio, a capital Japanese story, by Masu Miyakawa and Robert Duncan Milne, in next Sunday’s Call. * S e Arrested for Embezzlement. A well-dressed young m giving his | name as George Florey, was arrested last night by Detective Wren on a warrant from Los Gatos charging him with fel- ony embezzlement. The police here know nothing of the alleged crime. Florey re- cently came to this city and sacured em- ployment as a collector for a Post strect | forist. arrest. | _Inquiry at Los Gatos elicited the state- | ment that the arrest was made on a com- plaint filed by a Dr A. M. Barize; Jose. Dr. Barker, howev disclaimed all knowledge of JI'lor ignorance being shared b Sheriff of the G He is at a loss to account for his ADVERTISEMENTS. 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